As your mother, I lead you into life. I hold myself accountable for helping you to find your potential, and to work through processes to bring it to realisation. As you begin to take steps away from me, into school and the wider world, I want you to know, you are as good as your ideas. Society and systems sometimes want you to keep your questions to yourself, to keep your head down … I want you to know that your best teachers will welcome questions, ignite your creativity and innovation, leading you to learning on a very personal, human level.
To allow such people to lead you, you must be courageous. Good leaders can be scarce; those who allow you to introduce your own ideas and hold you in them, never belittled or laughed at; they know that ideas can never to too far-fetched or crazy. You must never be afraid of engaging and being heard, and always hold onto your vision, it’s something that can’t be taken from you. Transformations can feel uncomfortable and be unpredictable, and this is normal; these are the processes that move us forward in life.
By definition, our existence is vulnerable and our being here is about being able to handle uncertainty and deal with it. People are always changing, things are always changing; you have to be adaptable and innovative. Create a vision, then live up to it, make good support networks, choose good mentors. Shut out the noise of the world and be clear about how you feel, then work hard and focus on what you want.
What your father and I are as parents teaches you much more than what we say. In the story of our family, in moments of joy and sadness, love and disappointment, belonging, creativity and wonder at the everyday, we hope to hold you, wholeheartedly, to love and accept who you are.
Above all, we want you to know that you are loved and worthy of love. We want you to feel joy and show courage in vulnerability; when you are unsure and afraid, you will be able to draw on the strength of connection that is part of our everyday lives together. In our family, we always have permission to be our true selves, and, no matter what, you will always belong with us. We will not be perfect, but we will let you see us, and we will always hold sacred this gift of being with you.
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